Audience members booed anti-Israel graduates protesting comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s commencement address Sunday at Duke University.
Dozens of student demonstrators stood up from their seats and walked out of the commencement ceremony, The Chronicle reported. They waved Palestinian flags and chanted “Free, free Palestine” as Seinfeld, who is Jewish, received his honorary degree, according to The Hill.
Video posted on social media appears to show the cap-and-gown-clad protesters rising from their seats on the football field as some audience members began to cheer. Other audience members, apparently incensed by the demonstration, attempted to drown out the pro-Palestine supporters. Many audience members also chanted “Jerry” in support of the sitcom star, The Hill reported.
Duke invited a Jewish speaker to graduation and Pro-H@mas graduates walked out. The speaker? Jerry…
